Nearly six years since he retired from the NHL as one of its toughest enforcers, Scott Parker is finding everyday life a more fearsome opponent than any he dropped the gloves against…
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Former Avalanche enforcer Scott Parker battling effects of concussions

Enhance Your Visualizations: Relax, BREATHE, Build Awareness
When you breathe deeply and teach your child how to do it, it creates calm, which is part of the relaxation process.

Enhance Your Visualizations: RELAX, Breathe, Build Awareness #2
Here’s another fun activity to help your child learn how to relax.

Enhance Your Visualizations: RELAX, Breathe, Build Awareness
Relaxing is one of the key ingredients to great visualizing.

The Light Bulb – Practice Visualization
Let’s practice visualizing! It’s not just about seeing a picture in your mind. The more sensations your child brings into her visualization, the stronger and more meaningful it becomes. Encourage her to turn her “lights on” with this next activity.

The Developmental Vision Model
This represents a DevelopmentalModel of Vision. The outer circle represents the life activities that are important to your child: school, work, coordination/sports, play, relationships and success in life. A strong foundation is required upon which to build.

My Ape Is…Tap Into Your Imagination
Imagination has no boundaries. The following activity taps the imagination–its one that kids of all ages can do–it can be done almost anywhere. The siller the responses, the better!

Take an “Imaginary” Hot Air Balloon Trip
This activity emphasizes relaxing, breathing, quiet, safety and fun…great for kids…great for adults.

Vision Therapy Success for Convergence Insufficiency
There is an excellent case study of how successful vision therapy is for patients diagnosed with convergence insufficiency.

Tip #47 LASIK refractive surgery may be a great treatment option
LASIK surgery is highly successful in eliminating the need to wear glasses or contact lenses for sports. Yet some possible side effects could hinder your sports performance. Each person must weigh the chances for success versus risks. Talk to your eye doctor about whether you are a good candidate for refractive surgery. By Dr. Lynn Hellerstein, a Colorado Optometrist in Vision […]